Over 400 ANHE Members in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas are working to assure that our patients, families, and communities have access to a healthy environment to live, work, learn, worship, and play. We host events, share information about what’s going on, and create opportunities for nurses to talk to their legislators and each other about all things environmental health.
What We’re Working On
Safeguard lead protections today!
With pressure from corporate lobbyists, Congress is trying to push through two resolutions that would ultimately leave millions of families exposed to more lead for decades. Send a letter to your members of Congress today and urge them to reject the proposed resolutions to roll back lead protections!
Climate + Health Peer Learning Circle, 2025
Raise your health voice and make an impact! Join a dynamic community of health leaders dedicated to driving climate action and creating lasting change.
The Climate Advocacy Lab’s Climate + Health Peer Learning Circle is a free training program designed for experienced leaders at the intersection of climate and health. This regional initiative combines in-person workshops and virtual sessions to foster peer learning and collaboration. Participants will refine their leadership skills, gain strategies for community engagement, and exchange insights with a network of accomplished peers. If you’re ready to amplify your impact and drive systemic change, this program will equip you with the tools and connections to lead transformative climate action.
The health impacts of climate change are undeniable—and the time to act is now. As a health professional, you have the power to protect human health and inspire change.
Meet Your South Regional Forum Organizer
LaDonna Gaines, DNP, MPH, RN, CSPI (She/Her)
LaDonna Gaines, DNP, MPH, RN, CSPI is the Administrative Director of the Alabama Poison Information Center located at Children’s of Alabama in Birmingham. She has been a nurse for 19 years. She has worked as a Hematology/Oncology Staff Nurse, Medical Case Manager, and a Specialist in Poison Information throughout her career. Her public health concentration is environmental health and toxicology. She is a 2022-2023 Fellow of the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments (ANHE), a 2023-2024 Mentor for the ANHE Fellowship program, and a recent member of the Climate Advocacy Lab’s Climate + Health Peer Learning Circle, 2023-2024. She sits on the Advisory Board of Nurse Heroes for Zero.